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global aids ambassador in the obama administration. doctor patricia nkansah-asamoah is the director of clinic at tema hospital in ghana that works to prevent transmission of the virus from mother to child. and david ernesto munar is the president and c.e.o. of the aids foundation of chicago, which works to impre healthcare and services of people with h.i.v. he tested positive for h.i.v. in 1994. i will start with you ambassador goosby, how close are we today to see wag the president referred to as an aids-free generation that great hope. >> well, thank you. we're very close to understanding the science of prevention intervention, that when combined in the appropriate way, allow us to drop the number of new infections or incidents precipitously. the ability to use male circumcision to prevent mother to child transmission and now with distribution and targeted populations at high risk with condoms, behavioral modifications that complement and enable that, matched with the new data that came in last summer showing the treatment drops the
global aids ambassador in the obama administration. doctor patricia nkansah-asamoah is the director of clinic at tema hospital in ghana that works to prevent transmission of the virus from mother to child. and david ernesto munar is the president and c.e.o. of the aids foundation of chicago, which works to impre healthcare and services of people with h.i.v. he tested positive for h.i.v. in 1994. i will start with you ambassador goosby, how close are we today to see wag the president referred to...
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it culminated with a speech by president obama this afternoon. he said the u.s. will change its approach, to focus less on spending money and more on helping nations develop. >> what's needed most right now is creating conditions where assistance is no longer needed so we will seek partners who want to build their own capacity. we will seek development that is sustainable. >> sreenivasan: the money pledged today is part of the u.n. millennium development goals set ten years ago. the new funds will focus on reducing maternal and child mortality. on wall street, the stock market took a break from its september rally. the dow jones industrial average lost more than 21 points to close at 10,739. the nasdaq fell more than 14 points to close at 2,334. abbott laboratories will recall up to five million containers of infant formula, because they might be contaminated with insect parts. the similac brand powder formula was sold in the u.s., puerto rico, guam and some caribbean nations. the company said today the products could contain small beetles or larvae. if swallowed
it culminated with a speech by president obama this afternoon. he said the u.s. will change its approach, to focus less on spending money and more on helping nations develop. >> what's needed most right now is creating conditions where assistance is no longer needed so we will seek partners who want to build their own capacity. we will seek development that is sustainable. >> sreenivasan: the money pledged today is part of the u.n. millennium development goals set ten years ago. the...
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obama is satisfied with a second-rate american economy. >> president obama has had three years to turn things around. all we have to show for it now is $3.7 trillion more in debt and climbing, nearly two million fewer jobs, a congress that hasn't passed a budget in more two years, a health care takeover that he pre-tends we can afford, and a fiscal crisis he pre-tends we can ignore. we've tried it president obama's way. it's only made the economy worse. >> ifill: that argument might be taking hold. the new poll shows for the first time mr. obama is in a statistical dead heat with at least one potential republican challenger, mitt romney. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke conceded today the economy remains weak, but said temporary factors like high gas prices and fallout from the crisis in japan are the cause. he predicted growth will pick up later this year. but do americans believe that we explore that now with susan page, washington bureau chief for "u.s.a. today." mark vitner, senior economist for wells fargo in charlotte, north carolina. and tom binnings, senior partner at summ
obama is satisfied with a second-rate american economy. >> president obama has had three years to turn things around. all we have to show for it now is $3.7 trillion more in debt and climbing, nearly two million fewer jobs, a congress that hasn't passed a budget in more two years, a health care takeover that he pre-tends we can afford, and a fiscal crisis he pre-tends we can ignore. we've tried it president obama's way. it's only made the economy worse. >> ifill: that argument might...
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-president obama said let's go to an asteroid. what i didn't know until i did my research, my reporting on this is that to go to an asteroid would take about a year. even a near earth asian asteroid.l where are you think where are they. they orbit around the sun, theyhey're don't come close to to the earth. mary moving in different speed. it would take a long time.ave the nasa doesn't have the money to do that. it's a very daunting challenge so they've come up with this fall back plan which is to bring the allege asteroid back to orbitound the around the moon. that even possible? >> yes, it's pos what'swill it actually happen, that's a good question. that's what we looked at. a lot of scientists say we don't have a good target.get. if you look at the near earth asteroids the ones you might potentially go grab. grab. >> that are out there or the sun. orbiting earth does but they move at all the sun different speeds. o so it can't be spinning too rapidly, it can't be tumbling, it can't be just like a loosene bag of rocks. it can't b
-president obama said let's go to an asteroid. what i didn't know until i did my research, my reporting on this is that to go to an asteroid would take about a year. even a near earth asian asteroid.l where are you think where are they. they orbit around the sun, theyhey're don't come close to to the earth. mary moving in different speed. it would take a long time.ave the nasa doesn't have the money to do that. it's a very daunting challenge so they've come up with this fall back plan which is...
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on wednesday, we'll have full coverage of president obama's push for new gun laws. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> viking river cruises. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macne
on wednesday, we'll have full coverage of president obama's push for new gun laws. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> viking river cruises. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st...
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barack obama would have had six fury lech toreal votes. john mccain would have had six more electoral votes. it still would have been a wallop of an election in 2008. >> woodruff: even with this change. but having said that.... >> we've had different elections that have been squeakers. >> woodruff: but be that as it may, whether it's the obama campaign assuming he runs for re-election. we don't know that he will or however many other republicans, they are going to be working over these numbers and following very closely. >> absolutely. these are the numbers that matter: we've all forgotten about what happened in november. these are the important things. to some extent they'll determine election results for the next decade. >> woodruff: we're glad you're here just on this one night. stu rothenberg, david chalian, thank you both. >> ifill: next, medical care in cuba, where many ounces of prevention are considered worth a pound of cure. here is the second of ray suarez' reports from cuba. >> suarez: one of cuba's greatest prides is its health
barack obama would have had six fury lech toreal votes. john mccain would have had six more electoral votes. it still would have been a wallop of an election in 2008. >> woodruff: even with this change. but having said that.... >> we've had different elections that have been squeakers. >> woodruff: but be that as it may, whether it's the obama campaign assuming he runs for re-election. we don't know that he will or however many other republicans, they are going to be working...
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for his part, president obama stopped short of endorsing the measure. but at his news conference, he did accuse china of gaming the trading system to its advantage. the european union said today it will move to expand sanctions against syria, targeting its largest commercial bank. the move follows this week's failure of a u.n. security council resolution calling for an end to the violence in syria. it was vetoed by china and russia. on wednesday, demonstrators in several syrian towns and cities burned russian and chinese flags. there were no reports of any police response. also today the u.n. said the number of people killed in the syrian government crackdown is more than 2,900, since march. the voice of deposed libyan leader moammar qaddafi was heard today in a new audio recording. it was broadcast on a syrian- based television station. in it, qaddafi called for millions of libyans to protest against the national transitional council now running the country. he said, "rise up, go out in the streets. the conditions in libya are unbearable." in afghanist
for his part, president obama stopped short of endorsing the measure. but at his news conference, he did accuse china of gaming the trading system to its advantage. the european union said today it will move to expand sanctions against syria, targeting its largest commercial bank. the move follows this week's failure of a u.n. security council resolution calling for an end to the violence in syria. it was vetoed by china and russia. on wednesday, demonstrators in several syrian towns and cities...
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obama in november. he and the rest of the republican field face their next test in arizona and michigan tuesday. >> brown: still to come on the "newshour": sectarian violence in iraq; learning lessons online; the politics of the abortion fight and the failures at a west virginia mine. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: there was new violence in afghanistan today over the burning of korans at a u.s. base. riots broke out across the country for a third day, and five people were killed. hundreds of demonstrators also tried to storm a u.s. military site. at one protest, a man dressed as an afghan soldier shot and killed two american soldiers. meanwhile, president obama offered his sincere apologies in a letter to afghan president hamid karzai. new images of desperate conditions emerged today from the city of homs, in syria. forces loyal to president bashar assad kept up a fierce artillery barrage, despite world appeals to stop. we have a report narrated by jonathan miller
obama in november. he and the rest of the republican field face their next test in arizona and michigan tuesday. >> brown: still to come on the "newshour": sectarian violence in iraq; learning lessons online; the politics of the abortion fight and the failures at a west virginia mine. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: there was new violence in afghanistan today over the burning of korans at a u.s. base. riots broke out across the country...
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you've also been talking to the obama camp in chicago. there s there a chance they'll take a moment to sell health care reform in the country? >> you heard what the president said when he talked about stories of health care reform saying it's not about the politics but the people behind it. that was the message communicated to the campaign volunteers. they had an all staff meeting in chicago. people described it as emotional and people really wanted to start telling the stories of people helped by health care reform. you'll see a lot of that on television, certainly on the internet, youtube videos, that thing. and michelle obama is the first campaign.. first person on the campaign trail. she did an event in memphis and she said "get the details of health care reform. help people understand what's in it. she went through line by line and talked about the things in it. that will be the new type of message communication here for them. >> woodruff: just quickly, a sense that conservatives energized by this? >> you're seeing it not just from r
you've also been talking to the obama camp in chicago. there s there a chance they'll take a moment to sell health care reform in the country? >> you heard what the president said when he talked about stories of health care reform saying it's not about the politics but the people behind it. that was the message communicated to the campaign volunteers. they had an all staff meeting in chicago. people described it as emotional and people really wanted to start telling the stories of people...
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obama said such power needs to be used wisely. we have tried to emphasize that because of china's extraordinarily... extraordinary development over the last two decades that with expanding power and prosperity also comes increased responsibility. >> ifill: she, speaking through a translator, also accentuated the positive in talking about the relations between the two countries. >> and i hope to engage with a broad cross-section of american society during my current visit so as to deepen mutual understanding, expand consensus, strengthen cooperation, and deepen the friendship between the chinese and american people. >> ifill: but she's visit comes at a time of new tensions in the u.s.-china relationship. the latest conflict: china's veto ten days ago of a u.n. security resolution condemning the violence in syria. the chinese have also objected to president obama's pledge to shift america's military focus to the pacific. she addressed tha point in a careful woed statement in sunday's "washington post." we welcome a constructive role
obama said such power needs to be used wisely. we have tried to emphasize that because of china's extraordinarily... extraordinary development over the last two decades that with expanding power and prosperity also comes increased responsibility. >> ifill: she, speaking through a translator, also accentuated the positive in talking about the relations between the two countries. >> and i hope to engage with a broad cross-section of american society during my current visit so as to...
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won 94% of districts that obama represents sit in districts mitt romney won. so there's no swing districts left. so much of what he's doing is about the rhetoric and message which is this is the one thing the president has a bully pulpit and from it he can really determine what the message is going to be and what the agenda is going to be. >> suarez: but maybe also with his steadily raising approval ratings a way of showing the congress "i have the people with me." >> in the first term when the president was able to get things done it was when he was demonstrating to members of congress that he has the people with him. that his popularity ratings were higher than theirs were. i think a low point was in the summer of 2011 when he was trying to work out a grand bargain with thepeaker and he in good faith tried to work things out and negotiated behind closed doors and they saw what you see when that thing happens. the other side gets to represent your point of view sometimes and says this is what the president wants to do and how we've done that. that was a low p
won 94% of districts that obama represents sit in districts mitt romney won. so there's no swing districts left. so much of what he's doing is about the rhetoric and message which is this is the one thing the president has a bully pulpit and from it he can really determine what the message is going to be and what the agenda is going to be. >> suarez: but maybe also with his steadily raising approval ratings a way of showing the congress "i have the people with me." >> in...
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and i hope president obama will join us in this work. gord bless you and your family, and god bless the united states of america. >> ifill: that was speaker john boehner speaking from the ceremonial offices at the u.s. capitol. now we go back to newshour political editor. we have a little bit of warring bully pulpits. we heard words like blank check and gimmicks to describe what the democrats are talking about, david s that what you heard? >> he did say gimmicks and that was an important word, gwen because that is how he is describing what harry reid the senate majority leader and the democrats and the senate have proposed here. both chambers now, the republicans in the house, the democrats in the senate are actually now proposing a cuts-only package in order to raise the debt ceiling but they go about those cuts very differently. and speaker boehner is saying that the democrat approximates in the senate are relying on gim i believes by saying that they will cut a trillion dollars but unwinding the iraq and afghanistan wars and that shou
and i hope president obama will join us in this work. gord bless you and your family, and god bless the united states of america. >> ifill: that was speaker john boehner speaking from the ceremonial offices at the u.s. capitol. now we go back to newshour political editor. we have a little bit of warring bully pulpits. we heard words like blank check and gimmicks to describe what the democrats are talking about, david s that what you heard? >> he did say gimmicks and that was an...
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and the obama administration acknowledged, for the first time, that u.s. drone strikes have killed four american citizens since 2009. >> ifill: online, the science behind the building of a tornado. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: what are the atmospheric conditions that lead to the formation of tornadoes? and what were the factors that made monday's twister so huge? we have an explainer, in today's science wednesday report. and suicide rates in the u.s. rise and fall with the economy. what can the current trend tell utmental health? economics correspondent paul solman discusses that topic on making sense. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll look at, president obama's speech on the use of lethal drone strikes. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you on-line and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> more than two years ago, the people of b.p. made a com
and the obama administration acknowledged, for the first time, that u.s. drone strikes have killed four american citizens since 2009. >> ifill: online, the science behind the building of a tornado. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: what are the atmospheric conditions that lead to the formation of tornadoes? and what were the factors that made monday's twister so huge? we have an explainer, in today's science wednesday report. and suicide rates in the u.s. rise and fall with...
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michelle obama's childhood home is in the 3rd district. police say 75 to 80% of the murders and shooting here are gang related. >> one of things we did early on was conduct a gang audit in all 23 districts in city. that information is given to district commander. one of things we focused on it is difficult to stop first shooting but we focus on subsequent shootings. one shootings can result in five or six additional shootings. >> reporter: when officers barbara jenkins and ameen mustfa are on patrol, they have all the information from the gang audit at their finger tips. the audit lists information on more 100,000 gang members, tracing their affiliations, listing past arrests. all the material is cross referenced so entering one name brings forth a wealth of material. that way, when trouble starts, police can figure who's involved and what will happen next. >> the gang audit has been an extremely important tool for field officers before we didn't have portable data terminals, now officer can put a name in computer and come up with a gang m
michelle obama's childhood home is in the 3rd district. police say 75 to 80% of the murders and shooting here are gang related. >> one of things we did early on was conduct a gang audit in all 23 districts in city. that information is given to district commander. one of things we focused on it is difficult to stop first shooting but we focus on subsequent shootings. one shootings can result in five or six additional shootings. >> reporter: when officers barbara jenkins and ameen...
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in fact the obama administration today was basically declaring the safety of all nuclear power plants in the united states and germany has decided to basically review all their plants and i think take seven off-line if that number is correct. russia has made noises about it. signed a deal to build a new reactor in belarus. that's basically lip service i think. it's not like a worldwide effort. the thing about accidents to remember is that they all have different sequence of events which cause them. so to complete obsess about earthquakes causing the next accident isn't necessarily the way to do... the key thing is to try to review safety again at all levels. what caused the problem here was that they put these generators in the basement of the reactors and a tsunami came in and wiped them out. they a total failure of back-up power. and who would have thought? niece... these are the things that you can't think of every eventuality but those are the kinds of things that will be challenging the nuclear industry in the days ahead. >> brown: stephanie cooke, olli heenona, thank you both ve
in fact the obama administration today was basically declaring the safety of all nuclear power plants in the united states and germany has decided to basically review all their plants and i think take seven off-line if that number is correct. russia has made noises about it. signed a deal to build a new reactor in belarus. that's basically lip service i think. it's not like a worldwide effort. the thing about accidents to remember is that they all have different sequence of events which cause...
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tonight, president obama's speech about iraq, among other topics. from the gulf, tom bearden filed another blog about the "discoverer enterprise," and sent video from his helicopter trip to the flotilla. we look at the new healthreform.gov web site, and how it may or may not help consumers navigate the changes. and we wrap up our reports on arizona's immigration law with a profile of arizona republic photographer nick oza. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll assess b.p.'s static kill operation, its latest effort to seal the blown- out well. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again re tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sp
tonight, president obama's speech about iraq, among other topics. from the gulf, tom bearden filed another blog about the "discoverer enterprise," and sent video from his helicopter trip to the flotilla. we look at the new healthreform.gov web site, and how it may or may not help consumers navigate the changes. and we wrap up our reports on arizona's immigration law with a profile of arizona republic photographer nick oza. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen?...
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obama and mr. lu is getting something done will require coming to agreement with congress, and there the philosophica divide is so wide, that makes getting something done very challenging. >> ifill: part of the divide is health care. this is the time when the rubber hits the road in terms of implementation. this is a cabinet member who is not leaving. >> i think one of the reasons she has job stability and we see with some of the the appointments getting confirmed. there has not been a head of the-- one of the subcabinet appointments in him h.s., the he of the center for medicare and medicaid services since 2006, in the middle of bush's bs second term because it is so difficult to get that through the senate. it would be hard to imagine trying to replace kathleen sebieluous, which is probably a good thing, because she has so much to do this year, getting the affordable care act up and running, most of it in times for january 1, 2014, plus all of these budget debates that are going on that will inev
obama and mr. lu is getting something done will require coming to agreement with congress, and there the philosophica divide is so wide, that makes getting something done very challenging. >> ifill: part of the divide is health care. this is the time when the rubber hits the road in terms of implementation. this is a cabinet member who is not leaving. >> i think one of the reasons she has job stability and we see with some of the the appointments getting confirmed. there has not...
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obama and his agenda. the president's victory lap came during a late afternoon news conference, shortly after the senate ratified the new start nuclear treaty. >> a lot of folks in this town predicted that, after the midterm elections, washington would be headed for more partisanship and more gridlock. and instead, this has been a season of progress for the american people. >> the vote on this resolution are 71 yays, 26 nays, resolution of ratification is agreed to. >> this was a very, very important, measure for the president in terms of his ability to move america's agenda on a global basis. >> ifill: the white house pinned its hopes for the lame duck session on extending bush-era tax cuts; repealing "don't ask, don't tell" and ratifying "start." >> so i think it's fair to say that this has been the most productive post-election period we've had in decades. and it comes on the heels of the most productive two years that we've had in generations. >> ifill: congress also passed a law overhauling the nation
obama and his agenda. the president's victory lap came during a late afternoon news conference, shortly after the senate ratified the new start nuclear treaty. >> a lot of folks in this town predicted that, after the midterm elections, washington would be headed for more partisanship and more gridlock. and instead, this has been a season of progress for the american people. >> the vote on this resolution are 71 yays, 26 nays, resolution of ratification is agreed to. >> this...
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president obama's health care for the nation is. and to the degree that they can make this a debate about obama's law not romney's massachusetts experiment they will. >> woodruff: so they changed their mind. and what provoked the change of mind? what happened? >> because most of the conservatives on the ballot and raising money and contributing to romney want this to be a mandate election on health care and taxation. republicans believe that once you take the health care law and the mandate-- which was unpopular in the polls already-- and add a taxing provision to it as the supreme court said, you put two things together that benefit republicans generally. the mandate is unpopular and if it's called a tax, republicans on the political wing believe that's a double victory so romney has moved from "penalty" to "tax" largely to reflect that ideological perspective. >> woodruff: major, how does this criticism we're seeing, we saw the "wall street journal" lead editorial today and otherings like rupert murdoch saying they're dissatisfied
president obama's health care for the nation is. and to the degree that they can make this a debate about obama's law not romney's massachusetts experiment they will. >> woodruff: so they changed their mind. and what provoked the change of mind? what happened? >> because most of the conservatives on the ballot and raising money and contributing to romney want this to be a mandate election on health care and taxation. republicans believe that once you take the health care law and the...
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republicans wanted it, democrats stoutly opposed it, and president obama threatened a veto. but house speaker john boehner counseled calm today. >> i think everyone just needs to step back and take a deep breath. i think there's an easy way to untangle all of this. we just need to let the members do their jobs and we need to let the two institutions do their work. >> woodruff: for his part, at a washington event, the president urged congress to get all of it done-- the tax cut extension, the spending bill and another extension of long-term unemployment benefits. >> there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to extend these items before holidays. there's no reason the government should shut down over this and expect all of us to do what's necessary to do the people's business and make sure it's done before the end of the year. >> woodruff: but while there was still time to make a deal, a new poll suggested the damage has already been done to congress' standing. the pew survey found two-thirds of americans want most lawmakers voted out of office in 2012. for more, we are joine
republicans wanted it, democrats stoutly opposed it, and president obama threatened a veto. but house speaker john boehner counseled calm today. >> i think everyone just needs to step back and take a deep breath. i think there's an easy way to untangle all of this. we just need to let the members do their jobs and we need to let the two institutions do their work. >> woodruff: for his part, at a washington event, the president urged congress to get all of it done-- the tax cut...
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president obama had been in orlando, florida, last night. he delivered pizzas to a local campaign office but called off an appearance there today with former president clinton. >> which means that, you know, that's going to be putting a little bit more burden on folks in the field because i'm not going to be able to campaign quite as much over the next couple of days. >> woodruff: still neither side could afford to let sandy derail all campaigning. so mr. clinton soldiers on in his absence. >> i say let's give the jobs to the man who has done the job so he can finish the job. >> woodruff: in his white house statement on the hurricane tod today, the president said politics would simply take a back seat for now. >> i am not worried at this point about the impact on the election. i'm worried about the impact on families. i'm worry about the impact on our first responders. i'm worried about the impact on our economy. and on transportation. the election will take care of itself next week. >> woodruff: in all, the hurricane forced cancellation of
president obama had been in orlando, florida, last night. he delivered pizzas to a local campaign office but called off an appearance there today with former president clinton. >> which means that, you know, that's going to be putting a little bit more burden on folks in the field because i'm not going to be able to campaign quite as much over the next couple of days. >> woodruff: still neither side could afford to let sandy derail all campaigning. so mr. clinton soldiers on in his...
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obama on the harvard law review. later, as an attorney in los angeles, she specialized busess litigation. she has served on the f.t.c. since 2010. her designation as chairwoman does not require senate confirmation. bomb blasts erupted across iraq today, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens more. in baghdad, a pair of bombs exploded almost simultaneously outside a fast food restaurant and a soccer field. bombers also struck in two other towns to the south of the iraqi capital. the targets were in areas that are mostly home to shiites. the atatcks camemes sunnisisave been mounting weekly protests against the shiite-led government. those are me of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: bradley manning, the u.s. army private who is charged with leaking massive amounts of classified material to the website wikileaks, entered guilty pleas today. he pleaded guilty to ten of the 22 charges against him, admitting to violating military regulations but not federal espionage laws. manning spoke for mo
obama on the harvard law review. later, as an attorney in los angeles, she specialized busess litigation. she has served on the f.t.c. since 2010. her designation as chairwoman does not require senate confirmation. bomb blasts erupted across iraq today, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens more. in baghdad, a pair of bombs exploded almost simultaneously outside a fast food restaurant and a soccer field. bombers also struck in two other towns to the south of the iraqi capital. the...
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and president obama urged north korea to end its "belligerent approach." meanwhile, a new intelligence report found that it's likely the north can mount nuclear warheads on missiles. >> brown: are the personal choices we make contributing to economic inequality in the u.s.? hari sreenivasan has more on our oine coverage. > sreenivasan: economic historian jerry muller argues that your financial fate could be determined by your mate and your family. read his argument on "making sense." plus, singles who prefer to date within their own religion are capitalizing on niche online communities to find love. and on our health page, new data on global obesity rates offer a glimmer of hope. find a comparison between the u.s. and other nations. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour
and president obama urged north korea to end its "belligerent approach." meanwhile, a new intelligence report found that it's likely the north can mount nuclear warheads on missiles. >> brown: are the personal choices we make contributing to economic inequality in the u.s.? hari sreenivasan has more on our oine coverage. > sreenivasan: economic historian jerry muller argues that your financial fate could be determined by your mate and your family. read his argument on...
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here is the dilemma for the obama administration. on the one hand, we have to be identified with human rights. that's the kind of country we are. that's our history. we have to stand up and condemn a government like the government in cairo when they act in this reprehensible manner. on the other hand, the united states has very important security and economic interests in egypt. it's the keystone country of the middle east. the peace agreement between egypt and israel, the camp david accords that jimmiy carter negotiated are critical and the bedrock of our policy in the entire region and egypt has been a real partner in the united states, as you know, in countering terror in the region and trying to constain and constrain iran. there's the dilemma for the from the. how far do we go? i think the strategy here, judy, by the united states government is to use the influence we have to push the military authorities towards some kind of a plan that would give some hope to the egyptian people, a revised constitution, new elections, and hope
here is the dilemma for the obama administration. on the one hand, we have to be identified with human rights. that's the kind of country we are. that's our history. we have to stand up and condemn a government like the government in cairo when they act in this reprehensible manner. on the other hand, the united states has very important security and economic interests in egypt. it's the keystone country of the middle east. the peace agreement between egypt and israel, the camp david accords...
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>> ifill: on television and on capitol hill, president obama launches a wide-ranging campaign to win public and congressional support for his plan to strike syria. >> the president made his case. >> my intentions throughout this process has been to ensure that the blatant use of chemical weapons that we sought doesn't happen again. if, in fact, there's a way to accomplish that diplomatically that is overwhelmingly my preference. >> in >> woodruff: in damascus, president assad said the u.s. is lying when it claims he's gassed his own people. >> woodruff: assad's full conversation with charlie rose airs later tonight on pbs. we'll talk to charlie about it in a few minutes. >> ifill: we'll have reaction to both interviews in tonight's program. >> woodruff: also, opening the doors of the nation's most elite colleges to all. jeffrey brown looks at a program for students from low-income families. >> my parents always said that these schools were for the rich people that could afford it. >> good evening >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. those are ju
>> ifill: on television and on capitol hill, president obama launches a wide-ranging campaign to win public and congressional support for his plan to strike syria. >> the president made his case. >> my intentions throughout this process has been to ensure that the blatant use of chemical weapons that we sought doesn't happen again. if, in fact, there's a way to accomplish that diplomatically that is overwhelmingly my preference. >> in >> woodruff: in damascus,...
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we know when president obama came into office he was looking for $12 billion. he ended up i guess with only $2 billion because they got caught up in the health care reform debate. how much of a gap is there out there for these schools? >> some of the community colleges are absolutely struggling. it really has to do with the state funding that goes to community colleges. but what the federal government can do is to stimulate. stimulate innovation in community colleges to say how can you use technology in new ways which is a lot what they're doing in the high school system, right? in the high school system the states fund the high schools but the federal government comes in with funds that stimulate innovation. that's what's happening there. but what the community colleges are find ing is they spend $2 billion a year remediating students who don't remember what they learned in math or didn't learn it well enough in math or science or english, they're spending $2 billion to remediate. they're losing the vast majority of students right there in that first year. if
we know when president obama came into office he was looking for $12 billion. he ended up i guess with only $2 billion because they got caught up in the health care reform debate. how much of a gap is there out there for these schools? >> some of the community colleges are absolutely struggling. it really has to do with the state funding that goes to community colleges. but what the federal government can do is to stimulate. stimulate innovation in community colleges to say how can you...
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: president obama began a three-day bus tour today to drum up support for his jobs plan. his road trip comes after a weekend of protests against social inequality. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, kwame holman reports on the demonstrations in more than 100 cities. and we assess the growing movement and its impact, here and abroad. >> ifill: then we look at the role of big money super pacs in the 2012 presidential campaign. >> brown: ray suarez interviews f.c.c. chairman julius genachowski about new consumer- friendly rules for wireless companies. >> ifill: betty ann bowser talks to the author of a new book about the addictions of two medical revolutionaries. he loved the way cocaine made him feel. he was very interested in its psychological components. but he got to like it a little bit too much. >> brown: and we close with excerpts from yesterday's dedication of a new memorial in the nation's capital for civil rights leader martin luther king, jr. >> come and walk in my sho
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: president obama began a three-day bus tour today to drum up support for his jobs plan. his road trip comes after a weekend of protests against social inequality. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, kwame holman reports on the demonstrations in more than 100 cities. and we assess the growing movement and its impact, here and abroad. >> ifill: then we look at the role...
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president obama was in henderson, nevada, getting ready. last night he tried to lower expectations for himself at a rally in las vegas. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who is going to have the best zingers. >> you are! i don't know about that. who is going to put the the most points on the board. >> you are! no, no, governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> woodruff: by contrast a prominent romney supporting was out hyping his candidate's debating skills. new jersey governor chris christie on cbs's face the nation yesterday. >> i've seen mitt romney do this before. he's going to come in wednesday night and lay out his vision for america. he's going to contrast what his view is and what the president's record is. and the president's view for the future. this whole race is going to be turned upsidedown come thursday morning. >> woodruff: like wise president obama's senior advisor david pluf offerd this assessment on nbc's meet the press. >> challengers tend to benefit from debates. we've expected all along t
president obama was in henderson, nevada, getting ready. last night he tried to lower expectations for himself at a rally in las vegas. >> i know folks in the media are speculating already on who is going to have the best zingers. >> you are! i don't know about that. who is going to put the the most points on the board. >> you are! no, no, governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> woodruff: by contrast a prominent romney supporting was out hyping his...
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obama was born elsewhere. and polls show substantial numbers of republicans believe the claim. >> i know that there's going to be a segment of people for which, no matter what we put out, this issue will not be put to rest. >> lehrer: mr. obama released the short version of his birth certificate during his campaign in 2008. today, white house officials released the long-form, showing again that he was born in honolulu, hawaii on august 4, 1961. >> i've got better stuff to do. but two weeks ago when the republican house had put forward and a budget and when i gave speech about my budget, during this entire week, the dominant news story wasn't about these huge monumental choices that we're going to have make as a nation, it was about my birth certificate. and that was true on most of the news outlets that were represented here. >> lehrer: the president then appealed to the nation to refocus on what he called enormous challenges the nation faces. >> i'm speaking to the vast majority of the american people, as wel
obama was born elsewhere. and polls show substantial numbers of republicans believe the claim. >> i know that there's going to be a segment of people for which, no matter what we put out, this issue will not be put to rest. >> lehrer: mr. obama released the short version of his birth certificate during his campaign in 2008. today, white house officials released the long-form, showing again that he was born in honolulu, hawaii on august 4, 1961. >> i've got better stuff to do....
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>> brown: president obama called the economic situation an emergency and sharply challenged congressional republicans to vote on his jobs bill. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we'll tell you what the president said at his morning press conference as well as the g.o.p.'s reaction. >> brown: then, we look back on the life and work of steve jobs. the digital visionary being remembered today as one of the world's greatest innovators. >> he had the ability to think out new ways of doing things, not just ways to improve what we have, do a better version of something, but do it in a totally different way, that the world would swing towards. >> woodruff: margaret warner explores the gap between those who've served and those who have not, after a decade of war in afghanistan and iraq. >> on my block, i'm the only one with an american flag hanging out front. you know, i remember i got out and talked to other guys my age. they weren't in the military and i was kind of shocked like, "what, you never served in the military?" >> brown: we
>> brown: president obama called the economic situation an emergency and sharply challenged congressional republicans to vote on his jobs bill. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we'll tell you what the president said at his morning press conference as well as the g.o.p.'s reaction. >> brown: then, we look back on the life and work of steve jobs. the digital visionary being remembered today as one of the...
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now it seems that president obama knows that, too. the presidents unilateral decision to violate the law and delay the employer mandate, postpone some of he laws worst damages for business, fundamental fairness dictates that individuals get the same reprieve. >> brown: yesterday's vote came on the same day new york state announced its insurance premiums on the individual market are expected to drop 50%. today, the obama administration put out its own report on the expected cost of premiums once the new exchanges take effect. it concluded that ten states, plus the district of columbia, would be able to offer monthly premiums that will be 18% lower than initially projected by the congressional budget office. those estimates were for a lower cost plan that would run about $320 a month for an individual. but other states have come up with very different and higher numbers. last week, ohio issued its own estimate: it reported the average individual market health insurance plan would jump 88% next year. the question of how much insurance wi
now it seems that president obama knows that, too. the presidents unilateral decision to violate the law and delay the employer mandate, postpone some of he laws worst damages for business, fundamental fairness dictates that individuals get the same reprieve. >> brown: yesterday's vote came on the same day new york state announced its insurance premiums on the individual market are expected to drop 50%. today, the obama administration put out its own report on the expected cost of...
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candidate obama opposed it. most democrats wanted a single pair, at least teams who were engaged. they couldn't pass it. they didn't have the votes to pass it. and this was the compromise plan. >> and i would say first, i'm for it as a matter of policy. i think the mandate is something you need if you're going to have a good system. as a matter of constitutional law, that's sort of different so we do have to respect the constitution. one other thing i did want to say, and i've heard ts from a lot of people, iwe got to see the justices in a more high-tension setting than we normally do. i can't tell you how many conservatives have told me this week we were opposed to soto mayor, but she's really good, and they were really impressed with her, i think roberts is very good. i think scalia is always flamboyant but super smart. i think so the or mire and kagan showed the public how smart they are. >> it i did not listen to it in itentity. i jumped in d ou but i dwant to say one thing about the court, and that is at a time when american institutions are under siege-- gallup poll last yea
candidate obama opposed it. most democrats wanted a single pair, at least teams who were engaged. they couldn't pass it. they didn't have the votes to pass it. and this was the compromise plan. >> and i would say first, i'm for it as a matter of policy. i think the mandate is something you need if you're going to have a good system. as a matter of constitutional law, that's sort of different so we do have to respect the constitution. one other thing i did want to say, and i've heard ts...
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president obama said violence was not the answer to anti- government tensions in egypt. and he called on president hosni mubarak to move ahead on political reform. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight in a newsmaker interview, we ask vice president joe biden about the uprising in egypt, plus we talk to him about the president's state of the union message and the 2012 campaign. >> lehrer: then, we take a broader look at options for the u.s. as political unrest spreads in the arab world. >> brown: plus, as a commission investigating what caused the financial collapse issues a divided report. judy woodruff talks to chairman phil angelides and republican member douglas holtz-eakin. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. >> i think it's going to work an a big scale. only, i think it's goin
president obama said violence was not the answer to anti- government tensions in egypt. and he called on president hosni mubarak to move ahead on political reform. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight in a newsmaker interview, we ask vice president joe biden about the uprising in egypt, plus we talk to him about the president's state of the union message and the 2012 campaign. >> lehrer: then, we take a broader look at options for the u.s. as...
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obama talked with afghan president hamid karzai by phone. u.s. and afghan officials said bad weather forced them to cancel plans for a face-to-face session in kabul. after visiting with wounded warriors in the base hospital, it was on to a crowd of waiting servicemen and women. >> the president of the united states, our commander in chief president barack obama. ( cheers ) >> woodruff: more than 3,500 u.s. troops stood cheering in a bagram airplane hangar. >> we said we were going to break the taliban's momentum. that's what you're doing-- you're going on the offense. tired of playing defense. targeting their leaders, pushing them out of their strongholds. we will never let this country serve as a safe haven for terrorists who would attack the united states of america again. that will never happen. ( cheers ) >> woodruff: this visit came a year after the president decided to deploy another 30,000 americans to afghanistan, raising the total to 100,000. >> we could not protect the american people, we could not enjoy the blessings of our liberty wit
obama talked with afghan president hamid karzai by phone. u.s. and afghan officials said bad weather forced them to cancel plans for a face-to-face session in kabul. after visiting with wounded warriors in the base hospital, it was on to a crowd of waiting servicemen and women. >> the president of the united states, our commander in chief president barack obama. ( cheers ) >> woodruff: more than 3,500 u.s. troops stood cheering in a bagram airplane hangar. >> we said we were...
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you've got romney obama debate. big bird. >> and jobs. so we see the focus on it was mostly about the economy, you see the focus on the substance of this debate as opposed to ustthe zingers and squabbling between the candidates and i was fascinated by the role of xbox. >> xbox is a controller you can use in your living room to play games on your television set and there's a subscription called xbox live. you can play with people by using a game controller. well, what happened last night is that xbox decided to let the video of the debate stream and they posed questions to gameers saying "at this moment who would you vote for?" immediately you had obama 75% of the gamers say yes or mitt romney 10% of the gamers say yes. it's a big figure but you get the point. >> even though this is only about 10,000 participated in this microsoft game, these are mostly younger men, 18 to 29 not plugged into politics who are harder to reach and the fact that they were engaged in answering these questions about presidential debate i think is a watershed mom
you've got romney obama debate. big bird. >> and jobs. so we see the focus on it was mostly about the economy, you see the focus on the substance of this debate as opposed to ustthe zingers and squabbling between the candidates and i was fascinated by the role of xbox. >> xbox is a controller you can use in your living room to play games on your television set and there's a subscription called xbox live. you can play with people by using a game controller. well, what happened last...